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[Atrix 4G General] twavisdegwet:
Took the sim card out of my atrix put it on a freshly restored iphone 2g, plugged it into itunes, activated, tried to sign in with a newly created itunes account which failed. I've been using the iphone 2g for about 2 hours now and for some reason my at&t account has been locked for an hour. I've used the view data usage number to check to see if my plan has changed, so far with no luck. Will the plan be reflected in the *data# number that soon or do i need to wait for my web login to unlock?

edit:: it was in fact not activated so i called in and after 3 fail support reps i talked to someone who was able to put me on the unlimited 2g, then i biked up to my at&t store and switched the plan over to the 4g version so confirmed still working as of 9/17/2011
[Atrix 4G General] lemonsCC:
Long time Lurker, first time poster (not the last time),

what is the process behind obtaining this iPhone 2G?

I understand the process to get the unlimited data but do not have access to the phone

Help?

Thanks!!
[Atrix 4G General] twavisdegwet:
I just got mine off of craigslist for fourty bucks, check your local listings. Ebay has a great selection see if you can buy one with a broken screen since technically you don't actually need to see the phone. Just with the broken screen if the at&t rep asks for your imei number remember that its on the back of the phone so play along like everything is going according to plan.
[Atrix 4G General] lorijuan1024:
i got the email saying processing then 10 mins later saying it went through. but it does not reflect on my att account yet it says "Due to a recent data/messaging feature change, your included in plan usage may not be accurately displayed at this time. " so i guess i will wait till this changes on here and then go
[Atrix 4G General] lorijuan1024:
never mind it show now as unlimited and says if you change your plan it a limited plan there is no way to go back so YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now i just have to go to the store
[Atrix 4G General] lorijuan1024:
i am on the $20 plan on h+ network and called to upgrade and they said i already have unlimited and the speed is fat whoohoooo
[Atrix 4G General] jthornton71707:
Where can I get a sim that has never been.activated? I have a brand new similar laying around that was in an old blackberry I naught. Could I use that any way?
[Atrix 4G General] link12245:
no, just go to an at&t store and tell them you need a sim card for another line on your account, but you want to activate it later. They should give you a free one.
[Atrix 4G General] lorijuan1024:
It does not matter it can be activated. Me and my wife did it
[Atrix 4G General] Djazin:
Okay heh never post at 4am in the morning after pulling a double all nighters the past two days, that said I completely forgot I commented on this though. The feature in At&t's service that is the unlimited "4g" data plan is know as SMT personal now if you had this with your 3g device you should call in and have them upgrade you to the "4g" version of this plan if you are doing a new activation or upgrade or have done so recently for the Atrix and other 4g smart phones not relating to the Iphone or Blackberry you can call the 1800 number for customer service use option 0 two or three times and when you speak to a Representative you can request the 4g unlimited data plan for $30 a month the feature code is HSDPPB I believe the 3g version of this plan was DPPB I really don't remember though if the rep your speaking with doesn't understand this request after you explained it hang up and try again might take two tries till you get it added. Ive done this several times for other people on their plans.
[Atrix 4G General] josibarns:
I didn't understand you. Do you mean that we don't need either an Iphone 2G or a preexisting unlimited data plan to request the HSDPPB?
[Atrix 4G General] xfinrodx:
+1

I came from T-Mobile with an unlimited 4G data plan. (Yeah, I know, "advertising 4G" just like AT&T) If I could leverage that on them, I am not above making a 2 hour phone call with a half dozen "May I please speak with your manager"-'s if it's actually possible to accomplish... Care to clarify further?
[Atrix 4G General] dhmtbykr:
Ok I have an iphone 2g, did the hard reset, put my sim card in and connected to itunes, the phone is connected and syncs but nowhere do I see anything about registering phone or agreeing to a $20 data plan, what am I missing to make this work
[Atrix 4G General] xfinrodx:
Is your phone carrier unlocked? Has it ever been? I ran into a similar problem, and it is a PAIN to get around. Well, for a non-Apple guy it is, I guess... :rolleyes:
[Atrix 4G General] madpoet:
I got my unlimited iphone plan transferred over (albeit without tethering... need to fix that!) But I'm confused by the reference last page to a 4g unlimited vs 3g. Do I need to ask for 4g to get better speed?
[Atrix 4G General] jthornton71707:
I don't have another line on my acct lol. I called and they said they can send me one that's activated. Can I just buy one off ebay?
[Atrix 4G General] Dudeman Broguy:
Brilliant idea. Seems like an easy enough way of working around the new system.

A couple questions though...

Using this method of activating the iPhone through iTunes to obtain the unlimited data package, does that also renew your contract for another 2 years, or simply change your current plan?

Considering how old the phone is, I doubt this would be the case, but I want to be sure before I go any further.

I'm also willing to go find an original iPhone if this method does indeed work, but I can't risk losing my upgrade discount before I go out and pick up my Atrix.
[Atrix 4G General] idealz:
No, you won't use your upgrade discount by switching to the iphone. (You're not getting a phone subsidized by AT&T..) I did this after upgrading to the Atrix, and there's no reason for them to charge me anything for switching to an older phone... (again since the iphone isn't being subsidized by them) Simply activates the phone and unlimited data plan on AT&T's record, no additional 2 yr contract added.
[Atrix 4G General] Dudeman Broguy:
Fantastic. Thanks.

Common sense would dictate this is indeed the case, but again, I just wanted to be sure before I proceeded. Thanks again.

Just made a few calls and it turns out a buddy of mine does have an old iPhone he's not using. Looking forward to trying this out in the next couple of days.
[Atrix 4G General] Ciloteille:
I got the Atrix 50 days ago. Like it so far :) bought an iphone 2g off ebay for a couple bucks.

I plugged the phone into itunes and registered. It said it was going to give me 20 unlimited data with 200 text. And what not.... one the phone was registered I called Att. I asked them if my plan fir my iphone was working normally (to avoid extra charges), they said yes. I ended that call and proceeded to take my sim out and place it in the Atrix

Now in the Atrix I made a call to art while still on iphone data. I asked them to switch me to data unlimited for the Atrix regardless of 4g speeds or not. They will try to convince you to get the 2g plan for 4g speeds. Just said all I cared was for just unlimited data. Boomba I am running unlimited and loving it. :d
[Atrix 4G General] W0nderBread:
Try using a different sim card. I ran in to the same problem when I tried to register my sim card to an iphone 2g for the second time. I first called AT&T and they said they did something with the system that would allow my sim to re-register but that didn't work. Luckily I had a brand new unused sim card that came with my Atrix and I just called AT&T and had them activate the new sim, plugged into iPhone and then the registration process worked again.

Glad to see a lot of people getting this to work :D. I half-expected this to be a repost since I figured Android users would be raving for unlimited data. Wish there was an AT&T board since this works on any phone.
[Atrix 4G General] dhmtbykr:
The phone is unlocked, I just dont get the pop up asking me to register or accept a data plan. Do I need to use an older version of Itunes? Im on the latest version right now
[Atrix 4G General] RPK925:
What do you mean you have a 4G sim card, last time I checked they didn't make 4G sim cards yet.
[Atrix 4G General] bekarhoo:
Need help in getting the unlimited plan

Hello, the person who used to do it remotely appears to be very busy (hondasr). I am looking for someone who can convert me to my unlimited plan?

If not, I will go the route of iPhone 2G rent. But I don;t want to deal with CSR. Will I be able to change it via the web i.e. online? Has anyone has succeeded recently, i.e. the loophole still out there? I need to get on it ASAP as I have bunch of travel coming up, please pm me if you can help me out.

Thanks.
[Atrix 4G General] 00mred00:
good to know this is still working.

I still have my 2g and can do my best to help those that need help
[Atrix 4G General] solereaper:
Hello:

I am need of advice/assistance.

Recently I ported my number to ATT. I activated an iPhone 3G with 2GB plan. I got access to an iPhone 2G recently and went through the set up restoring the phone, using an unused sim and activating it through itunes. Waited 4 hours for it to activate to no avail it said "no service." So I then decided to use the sim card that was activated with the iPhone 3G. Again, went through the itunes set up. Got the email for the pending activation. Then I receive the another email notifying me of an error in activation. I called ATT and spoke to CSR who seemed to know what to do. She "modified" the account to show the 2G unlimited data. She said it would take 24 hours to reflect on OLAM. Waited a day for the OLAM to reflect, nothing. I called again today and my account was again "modified" to the unlimited 2G data plan. I check and now it shows the original 3G 2GB plan I had originally had on the iPhone 3G.

What can I do, if anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I apologize for the verbose post.

Thanks!
[Atrix 4G General] ahhbeemo:
in need of Iphone 2g

Hey guys this is one amazing find! propz to all those who found it and shared it with the public! I live in the NJ NYC area. anyway anyone could let me borrow their 2g ? its so hard to find with out just outright buying one. if you are far away I will be happy to pay for shipping and maybe a small fee. :D
[Atrix 4G General] leperkuan:
I'm in Waco TX and have a 2g to help people....

I did this yesterday. I'm still on unlimited iPhone 2g data for $20 I have the option to switch to $30 unlimited smartphone. It wont let me switch. I have a buddy at Att and I'm going to talk to him after work.

Edit: it let me switch to personal smartphone data unlimited for $30. Yay Im free!
[Atrix 4G General] Takenover83:
I envy so many of you in this thread. Who wants to help a pal out? I have no 2G iPhone, but would love to get on the old plan, and then have it converted to $30 unlimited smartphone Personal. Paying $25 for 2GB a month right now, which is very much limiting my Atrix experience.
[Atrix 4G General] leperkuan:
My 2g is in no condition to ship or I would. Its in pieces. It was given to me because it was water damaged. Everything works now but the screen flickers. Just enough to do this little trick. I wouldn't want some mail man throwing it around.

Maybe today ill put it all together and see whathappens
[Atrix 4G General] solereaper:
How? Via OLAM? Or calling in?
[Atrix 4G General] leperkuan:
On the Att website.
[Atrix 4G General] slowjett:
Looks like they caught onto my media net thing when I got my atrix (4 smartphones, later) and now I'm being charged for 2gb plan. Time to move to straight talk.
[Atrix 4G General] inick73376:
what you said in Bold!!!! i had unlimited plan back on my old BB Pearl went to a LG VU and it got put on $10 unlimited plan for non smartphone which by the way WORST PHONE EVER! then got Blackberry Curve 8520 1month after they took off Unlimited Plan so i called and called after getting my Infuse finally after a month of trying a dumb ass girl knew what i wanted and got it set up lmao
[Atrix 4G General] Takenover83:
So I can use my current Atrix simcard (as long as it's never been in a iPhone)? I do not need a new simcard? Gawd I wish I kept my old iPhone from many moon's ago...
[Atrix 4G General] leperkuan:
My Sim had been in an iPhone before just never activated in an iPhone

My Sim came is from atrix
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
Yes, you can use your ATRIX sim. Just as long as it was never used to activate the iphone before.
[Atrix 4G General] bekarhoo:
Can you detail the process, since you are the latest one to do it. I am getting a rental iPhone 2G, would like to avoid CSR, it appears you may have. Thanks.
[Atrix 4G General] Ronacarino:
I have a question. I was able to borrow my friends 2g iphone but the only problem is there's a black screen or a white screen (forgot) lol.. but anyways it's still recognizes it on itunes.. do I still have a shot ? or do I need one that's completely working ?
[Atrix 4G General] Dkj7777:
My iphine 2g wont activate through itunes it detects it but when i click on the iphone icon it just says IPHONE across the part of the screen you would normally use to activate it

sent from my evo 4g
[Atrix 4G General] solereaper:
I believe that means the sim has been used to activate an iPhone 2G previously. You may need a new sim.
[Atrix 4G General] Dkj7777:
I haven't even had an iPhone 2g before now

sent from my evo 4g
[Atrix 4G General] solereaper:
I had the same error. When I restored the iPhone and used an unused sim card, I was able to continue with the itunes activation.
[Atrix 4G General] bekarhoo:
Hmm..Ok, I got the iPhone 2G (thanks bo). Went through the process. I have the 2Gb plan in my atrix. Swapped the SIM in iPhone 2G, went through iTunes showed the $20 unlimited plan, selected it. Message came on iPhone 2G as activated. But, the Online account is still showing my 2GB plan, but the phone shows as iPhone? Do i have to wait some more time? It's about 1hr since I did this. I did get an e-mail saying processing the order..

waiting impatiently..
[Atrix 4G General] loktite:
Yeah I'd recommend waiting til you get next email, maybe check olam every couple hours. Think it was like 6 hours or so until mine finished.
[Atrix 4G General] solereaper:
Complete activation can vary from the posts that I have read. Some report as quickly as 15 minutes while others say it took a few hours to complete the activation.

What I did was call the Iphone 800 number (I dont remember the number off hand) and had the rep activate the phone via IMEI. This process took 5 minutes to complete - not factoring the wait time on hold.

In regards to the OLAM reflecting the change, I was told it would be within 24 hours.
[Atrix 4G General] newter55:
Depends on the time of day the activation is done. IIRC, 8am-9pm est for the "automated" change. Outside those hours and you have to call or be patient.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
As long as it activates on itunes ..the screen isn't important.
[Atrix 4G General] bekarhoo:
Thanks..Strange the iTune e-mail says activation complete. But the OLAM still shows 2GB plan. Hmm wonder if this loophole is closed now.

EDIT:

OK..it shows the following now in OLAM. It looks like it already added me to the unlimited plan? So can I now remove the SIM and put it in my Atrix? Or do I have to do something else? I am not sure how it automatically enrolled me in the iPhone Unlimited Data Plan.
[Atrix 4G General] leperkuan:
It takes time to show up online.

Dual *data# on ur phone it will show 2gb plan deactivated and 000 of unlimited ....

After you see the 2g unlimited plan online switch to your other phone and wait...

It might take a day to see the $30 unlimited plan.

I used this tutorial along with others... put them all together pretty much the same thing.

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/06/28/back-on-att-unlimited-data-plan/

Next Bill Cycle: 10/20/2011

Data (MB): 750.5 of Unlimited

Data (MB): 93.6 of 2048 (Deactivated)

Messaging: 0 of 187

Messaging: 1720 of Unlimited
[Atrix 4G General] leperkuan:
I assume you switched to a 3g Att phone after the 2g process? I didn't do that I went from the 2g straight into the atrix...

Looks like your good to go that plan should change into smartphone instead of iPhone automatically ...

Btw..f! Att I'm getting Max 1mb/s down stream...
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
That's it. Just put your SIM into the ATRIX and you should soon see the "smartphone unlimited" option...
[Atrix 4G General] bekarhoo:
Thanks Everyone,

Yup after it showed up as iPhone Unlimited. I put the SIM in ATRIX, and went to OLAM, Smartphone personal Unlimited Showed up, but it wouldn't let me complete the transaction as the iPhone unlimited data plan could not be deselected (you will get a Conflict).

Picked up the phone called AT&T CSR, she was great. Actually did not even ask anything, said i moved from iPhone to Atrix, she went ahead and changed to the SmartPhone unlimited data plan. Sweet. Thanks everyone (and Bo, your iPhone 2G will be shipped shortly).

EDIT: She had asked the IMEI # for my Atrix though. I think somehow the OLAM or whatever the backend system is ties it to the iPhone, she needed it to override something so the SmartPhone Personal Unlimited Data can be selected.
[Atrix 4G General] statusphere:
Some ATT reps don't mind helping out.
[Atrix 4G General] leperkuan:
If you wait a couple more hours it wont conflict. I didn't call anybody. Anywho cheers!!
[Atrix 4G General] Jtu89:
Does anyone have an Iphone 2G for rent? Please give me a PM for any details.
[Atrix 4G General] loktite:
Edit: mine currently on way back to me.
[Atrix 4G General] bekarhoo:
Cool good to know. Should have been more patient. I believe my experience is that if the phone gets successfully activated in iTunes, then you don't need to contact AT&T at all (if you are patient and keep monitoring the OLAM). The CSR was more worried about losing a long time customer like me :) then asking questions or moving me to another plan.
[Atrix 4G General] leperkuan:
That is true... lots of companies offer cheaper..better plans. I wish I wouldn't have signed up for Att
[Atrix 4G General] bmw37:
waht am I doing wrong?

So I have a friends iphone but it's broken and I can't synch it with itunes

So I set up a chat with AT&T and gave them the IMEI for the iphone. They said they can't add the 2G unlimited plan, it's not available. I explained to her that it is available but only for the 2G iphone. Still couldn't add it.

What am I doing wrong. I need to get it added before I can switch back and get grandfathered in.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
You may need to have the 2G showing in your account. That way the at&t rep sees you're not bullshitting about having the actual 2G. Not sure if anyone else's local at&t store knows..but the ones here are all aware of the loophole to get unlimited...so just the imei may not be enough.
[Atrix 4G General] bmw37:
I actually got it to work after calling. Apparently the chat reps can't do as much as the phone reps. I gave them the IMEI from the iphone 2G and after insisting that the unlimited data with 200 texts was available and giving them the soc code mmv1 (as suggested in this topic) they did get it applied to my account. I mad to insist though and asked for a manager. Now I am just waiting a while before going back to local AT&T store tonight to switch back to my Inspire.
[Atrix 4G General] dufrenbk:
OK, so I went and bought a 2g on eBay and I'm trying to do this. I have a Samsung Infuse that I want the unlimited data on. I took the sim card out of it and put it into the 2g and iTunes doesn't do anything. I assume it may be something where the phone doesn't like the newer sim cards but I don't know. If I plug the 2g into the computer without a sim card, iTunes comes up and says I need to install a sim card.
[Atrix 4G General] dufrenbk:
OK so I got it to work!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now I'm just waiting for a while to switch it from the iPhone plan to the smartphone personal!!!!!!!

BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!! Well, not really, but it's not a bad one hahahaha!!
[Atrix 4G General] bmw37:
Unlimited data at last!

OK I got it! went to the AT&T store and he said he'd try and see, and sure enough it let him add the $30 unlimited data to my Inspire.

Thanks to all for this post and all the valuable information. :)
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
Welcome to the unlimited club! :S
[Atrix 4G General] dufrenbk:
Ok so i tried switching everything to the $30 unlimited smartphone personal on OLAM. No luck. It says theres a conflict. It says i currently have the iphone unlimited and cant select the one i need with the iphone. I now have my sim in my infuse. It says to call 611. I dont wanna call anyone. Is there anything i can do? Would they be able to do it in a store?

Infused by infusion from my Samsung Infuse
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
Read a few posts up..it can be done at the store. Also, as long as your OLAM reads the 2G and the unlimited plan..there's no reason why 611 can't switch it for you.
[Atrix 4G General] dufrenbk:
Ok so I just decided to call 611 and let them do it. The anxiety was killing me.

Got the guy on the phone told him I got a message saying I need a new 4G plan for my Infuse. He asked if I knew which I wanted. I told him the $30 unlimited. He said ok like he knew what he was doing. Came back a few minutes later and said it's not available anymore. I told him it was an option in my OLAM and he put me on hold. Came back and told me I can't get it because the iPhone 2G wasn't considered a smartphone so you can't transfer its plan to a smartphone. He said it would've been different if I had switched to an iPhone 3G first then to my new phone. I asked for a manager. He came back saying the manager is overriding and I now have the unlimited plan.

Just giving a heads up to all still wanting to do this and letting you know it's still available. JUST ASK FOR A MANAGER lol.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
Yeah..from past users..they've needed a manager to override it. That csr was right..he/she couldn't do it on their own. Good job!
[Atrix 4G General] saywhat4118:
Alright guys help me out here... I have the 2g iphone. i got unused sims and the original sim. i have itunes 9/ and the latest and i have reset this phone like 20 times but i still cant get it to work. new sim or old sim, this iphone with itunes 9/10 just keeps getting activated by itself and does not take me to the screen where i have to select the 2G $20 data plan. what am i doing wrong?
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
Are you using YOUR current sim? The one in your current phone?
[Atrix 4G General] dorkboy69:
Just did this today and I did not have to select a plan. When I registered it automatically picked the $20 unlimited plan. I used the sim from my atrix and it worked perfect.
[Atrix 4G General] saywhat4118:
Yes the current sim that's working on my galaxy s2. I reset the iPhone and put the sim in. Plugged it into iTunes but all it did was let me rename the phone. Nothing else.
[Atrix 4G General] billsite34:
If you updated the software on your i-phone it might not let you activate it on line. You must be on 3.1 or before. ATT changed their activation process after that.
[Atrix 4G General] loktite:
Also, make sure you start itunes with run as administrator if using windows vista/7.
[Atrix 4G General] HTC Chris:
Just placed an order for an iPhone 2g 8gb. I HOPE this works!!! xDD
[Atrix 4G General] saywhat4118:
Okay I'll give this a try. So the iPhone has to be on 3.1?
[Atrix 4G General] HTC Chris:
I've done a some research on this and from what I've read...

1.)You need a new sim from ATT.

2.)Older version of Itunes.

3.)Put new sim in iPhone and restore in Itunes

4.)Check if you're on unlimited plan by calling ATT or texting *DATA#

5.)Bring iPhone to ATT store and transfer unlimited plan to desired phone. ALTHOUGH on the past few pages some people were able to do it over the phone, but after speaking with a manager.

6.)????

7.) PROFIT :D
[Atrix 4G General] billsite34:
3.1 or earlier. I updated my 2G i-phone and tried to activate it on line thruogh i-tunes and it wouldn't do it. Went to an ATT store and the associate said the newer software won't let you activate on line or in the store. I flashed back to 3.1 and i-tunes then reconised the phone and let me activate it on line.